Rival

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

Synonyms for "rival" (276 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Noun(10 words)

challenger competitor adversarial adversaries adversary adverser archenemies archenemy challenge challengers

admit of comparisonadversary adversative adverse agree alien amountamount toantagonist antagonistic antagonize anti antipathetic antithetic antithetical ape approach attempt balance battle

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battlerbe commensurablebe comparablebeat againstbeat up againstbelligerentbelted knightbickerer blade bravo brawlerbreak evenbreastbreast the wavebuck buffetbuffet the wavesbully bullyboy challengechallenge comparisonclashingclose withcoequal combat combatant

Strong matches (82)

come tocome up tocomparecompare tocompare withcompeer competecompete withcompeting competition competitive competitor con conflicting contendcontend againstcontend withcontender conterminous contest

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contestant contradictory contrary cope correspondcorrespond tocorrival counter counterpart cross cutthroat disaccordant disputant dissentient ditto draw duelist emulate emulator emulous enemy enforcer entrant entry equal equipollent equivalent eveneven offfellow fencer feuder field fightfight againstfighterfighting cockfoilsman fractious

Noun(17 words)

comparable compete competition competitive competitors contendcontend withcontender contenders contending counterpart dethroner duels enemies equal feuding foeman

Verb(5 words)

competed competes duelled equal feuded

Adjective(1 words)

fleeter

Related words (138)

gamecock gladiator goon gorillagrapple withhatchet manhood hoodlum hooligan hostilein competitionin rivalryinimical jockeyjoin battlejoin battle withjousterkeep pace withknight knot

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labor againstlike matchmatch up withmatemeasure upmeasure up tomeet militantmilitate againstnear negative noncooperativenot compare withobstinateoffer resistanceopponent oppose opposed opposing oppositeopposite numberopposition oppositional oppositive oppugnant outvie overthwart parallelpartake ofpeer perverse play playerplug uglyplug-ugly pretender quarreler reach recalcitrant refractory reluct reluctate repugnant resemble rioter rivaling rough rowdy ruffianrun abreastrun tosabreur scrapper scuffler squabblerstack upstack up withstemstem the tidestreetfighter strivestrive againststrong armstrong-arm manstrong-armer strugglestruggle againststruggle withstruggler swashbuckler sword swordplayer swordsman taketake ontest one anotherthe fieldthug tie tilter touch tough try tussler twin uncooperative unfavorable unfriendly unpropitious vievie withvier vying wrangler

Noun(18 words)

jody match matching nemeses opponent opponents opposeopposed toopposer opposing par paragon peer pretender pretenders rivalssports competitorvie

Verb(4 words)

match touch vied vies

Determiner(1 words)

the opposition

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

comparator compete competitor contend contestant descriptor oppose vie

More specific

12 entries

archrivalclose competitorcomparable contending displace match matchingnear rivalopposing outpace outperform supplant

Collocations

15 entries

academic rivalarchrivalbitter rivalfierce rivalmarket rivalprimary rivalrival companyrival datasetrival firmrival hypothesisrival modelrival productrival proposalrival teamstrong rival

Inflections

7 entries

more rivalmost rivalrivaled rivaling rivalled rivalling rivals

Derivations

3 entries

rivalize rivalrous rivalry

similar

6 entries

equal equalise equalize equate hostile match

Sample sentences

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We had been rival lovers at one time.

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Our team competed with a powerful rival.

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This new product of ours is a serious blow to our rival company.

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The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.

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